Tourist Visa Vs Non Immigrant Visa Ed

[roodyM]

Hi

I'm planing to go back in Bangkok on march to work. I've been in thailand before. Since the Hull has tightened up the rules and I can't get a non imm visa based on visiting friends anymore, I wonder how can I secure myself to basically stay longer just incase I won't find a job. As far as I know I have two options tourist visa wich gives me 60 days and further 30 days extra based on visa run and non imm ED for 1 year with every 90 days visiting immigration office with all types of documents from thai school. My questions are :

1. if I will come on tourist visa do I have to get plane ticket with return date on 60th day or can I get with 90th day?

2.if I will come on tourist visa can I apply for ed visa or it can be done only from my home country?

3. if I will take option number 2 and come on visa ed do I have to get a return ticket or only one way ticket is enough?

4.wich one of those option are easier to get a work permit and non immigrant visa B ?

Last time i came on non imm visa O issued from Hull. Once i got a job i just had to show up on immigration office to confirm my address, however that wasn't a visa B.

Please help guys

Thank you so much for quick response .

Bart

[Maestro]

1. Very few consulates enforce the requirement of a ticket out of Thailand for the issuance of a tourist visa (the honorary consul in Zurich, Switzerland does)

2. Once you are in Thailand and enrol for study at a Thai language school, you can go to any Thai consulate, ie also in a country neighbouring Thailand, to apply for the non-Ed visa.

3. No return ticket required.

4. You can apply for a work permit after entering Thailand with any type of visa or even without a visa. However, to pick up the work permit once it is ready, you will need to have entered Thailand with a non-B visa, which you can get from a Thai consulate in the region with the receipt for your work permit application and a stack of papers your prospective employer will have to give you.

[roodyM]

Many thanks for the answer, anyways one thing makes me wonder why did they give me 90 days extension of stay instead of non immigrant visa b? I didn't get any visa just that stamp and blue work permit book. maybe they had issued that based on my non O.... I'm confused. What does that non immigrant visa B look like?

[Maestro]

After entering on a non-O visa you can get a work permit without having to leave Thailand to get a non-B visa. The questions in your first post in this topic were about getting a work permit after entering with a tourist visa or a non-Ed visa, as far as I can see.

[roodyM]

If i will enter on non immigrant visa ed can I also get a work permit without having to leave Thailand to get a non-B visa ?

[lopburi3]

A work permit would not normally be issued on an ED visa.